The First Parks Are Developed

Nations Cooperate to Establish Parks

Canadian National Parks

United States National Parks

How the Park System Began

National Monuments

The National Park Service

Other Areas in the National Park System

Parks Attract Millions of Visitors

The National Park Areas

Abbreviations for U.S. National Parks

United States National Parks, A–B

United States National Parks, C–D

United States National Parks, E–G

United States National Parks, H–K

Haleakala N.P., 1916, Hawaii, on island of Maui, 28,655 acres (11,596 hectares). The park is located atop the huge dormant volcano Haleakala (House of the Sun). The summit of the volcano rises to 10,023 feet (3,055 meters).

It was once much higher, but its dome has collapsed and eroded, forming a great crater 21 miles (34 kilometers) in circumference. Its floor is covered with red, black, and orange cinder cones hundreds of feet high. A…

United States National Parks, L–N

United States National Parks, O–R

United States National Parks, S–T

United States National Parks, U–Z

National Forests

Wilderness Areas

Marine Reserves

State Parks

State Forests

County and Municipal Areas

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